Compare New York, NY Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Jackson Heights (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Jackson Heights (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Jackson Heights

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Jackson Heights is 1 in 187

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Jackson Heights is 1 in 74

The chance of being a victim of crime in Jackson Heights is 1 in 53

Year Over Year Crime In New York (per 100,000 people)

New York police department

Item

Jackson Heights

New York

New York

Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)

49,283

49,283

109,351

Police officers & civilians /1000 residents

5.9

5.9

2.9

There are a total of 49,283 Jackson Heights police officers. This results in 5.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is equal to the New York average and 107.3% greater than the New York average.

Sex offenders in New York

State

Total offenders

New York /100K

National /100K

New York

21,601

118

222

There are a total of 21,601 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 118 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 47% less than the national average.

Source: The Jackson Heights, New York, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.